I had my six monthly echocardiogram last week, and was really pleased and surprised to find that the pressure gradient across my bicuspid aortic valve has stabilised over this and the previous scan 
This time last year, after a scan showing that the steady progression of the stenosis was accelerating, my cardiologist had said he thought I would need referral to surgeon in about two years' time but now...well he hasn't any estimate as to when surgery will be because of the stabilisation
At the point when my cardiologist had told me that the pressure gradient was accelerating I started to take vitamin K2 as MK-7, 100mcg per day, and I am seriously thinking the stabilisation is due to the K2, which, of course, was what I was hoping, but who am I to think that could happen ? I mean I'm not a doctor and no doctor advised me about taking K2, it was only because of my own research on the internet.
I have found animal studies which show that coronary calcification stabilises or even reduces with K2 supplementation and I have just now found that two human trials are now being conducted into this: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00785109 and http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01002157 Surely they would not be conducting human trials unless they were pretty certain that K2 had a positive effect as it must be quite expensive conducting these kinds of trials ?
This time last year, after a scan showing that the steady progression of the stenosis was accelerating, my cardiologist had said he thought I would need referral to surgeon in about two years' time but now...well he hasn't any estimate as to when surgery will be because of the stabilisation At the point when my cardiologist had told me that the pressure gradient was accelerating I started to take vitamin K2 as MK-7, 100mcg per day, and I am seriously thinking the stabilisation is due to the K2, which, of course, was what I was hoping, but who am I to think that could happen ? I mean I'm not a doctor and no doctor advised me about taking K2, it was only because of my own research on the internet.
I have found animal studies which show that coronary calcification stabilises or even reduces with K2 supplementation and I have just now found that two human trials are now being conducted into this: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00785109 and http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01002157 Surely they would not be conducting human trials unless they were pretty certain that K2 had a positive effect as it must be quite expensive conducting these kinds of trials ?
